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Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

09.04.2015

Verlag

Rowman & Littlefield

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288

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22,9/15,2/1,6 cm

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435 g

Sprache

Englisch

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978-1-4422-2245-8

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Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

09.04.2015

Verlag

Rowman & Littlefield

Seitenzahl

288

Maße (L/B/H)

22,9/15,2/1,6 cm

Gewicht

435 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-4422-2245-8

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  • Produktbild: Rise of the U.S. Environmental Health Movement
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  • Acknowledgments

    Introduction
    Environmental Health
    The US Environmental Health Movement
    Background
    This Book

    Part 1: Historical and Cultural Roots
    Chapter 1: The European Ancestry of Environmental Health
    The Philosophy of Ancient Greece
    The Engineering Achievements of Rome
    The Spread of Judeo-Christian Religions
    The Scientific Revolution and the Nature of Science
    Social Justice and the Enlightenment
    The Environmental Health Consequences of the Industrial Revolution
    New Policies and Legislation
    Recognizing and Preventing Environmentally-Related Diseases

    Chapter 2: Early Environmental Public Health
    The Environmental Health Consequences of the American Industrial Revolution
    Environmental Public Health Concerns
    Occupational Health: Working with the Urban Poor
    The Home as an Environment for Protecting Health
    The Progressive Era and Environmental Conservation
    The Origins of Urban Planning
    Preventing Environmentally-Transmitted Diseases

    Chapter 3: Environmentalism and Economic Growth
    Post World War II Economic Growth and the Creation of a Consumer Society
    The Environmental Health Effects of Air Pollution
    The Environmental Health Effects of Water Pollution
    The Environmental Health Effects of Food Quality
    The Antinuclear Movement and the Precedents It Set
    New Ideas: Toxic Chemicals
    New Ideas: Deep Ecology and Social Ecology
    New Ideas: Population Growth and Resource Depletion
    The Rise of Environmentalism
    EPA and the Final Separation of Environmental and Public Health
    The Relationship Between the Environmental Movement and the Labor Movement
    The Toxic Substances Control Act and Other Environmental Legislation of the 1970s

    Chapter 4: The Birth of the US Environmental Health Movement
    Love Canal and Its Aftermath
    The Beginnings of the Environmental Justice Movement
    The Role of Disasters in Building the Environmental Health Movement
    Struggles for Regional Environmental Health in the Great Lakes
    Winning the Battle Against Waste Incineration
    Opposition to Pesticides: An Ongoing Struggle
    Securing the Right to Know
    Toxics Use Reduction and Pollution Prevention: Limited Success
    The Lead Saga
    Newer Challenges: Endocrine Disruptors and Epigenetics

    Part II: The Contemporary Movement
    Chapter 5: Organizations and Issues
    The Movement's Strongest Asset: State and Local Groups
    The Roles of National Groups
    The Influence of European Toxics Policy
    The Louisville Charter
    The Emergence of National Coalitions
    Communications and Getting the Word Out
    The Importance of Women's Organizations
    Alliances with Labor Organizations
    New Ways of Framing Environmental Health: Judeo-Christian Religions
    Beyond Toxics: Nanotechnology
    Beyond Toxics: Electromagnetic Fields
    Beyond Toxics: Fossil Fuels
    Beyond Toxics: Urban Planning and Green Building
    The Significance of Foundation Funding

    Chapter 6: Making Environmental Issues Personal
    Gaining Support from People Affected by Environmentally-Related Disease
    Working with Caregivers - Nurses
    Working with Caregivers - Physicians
    Engaging the Health Care Sector
    Protecting Children's Environmental Health
    Food, Glorious Food
    Opposing Toxics in Consumer Products
    And in Personal Care Products
    Pollution in People

    Chapter 7: Precaution and the Limitations of Science
    The Impossibility of Proving Environmental Causation
    The Failure to Consider Ethics
    The Distortion and Cover-up of Scientific Information
    Problems with Risk Assessment
    Overview of Precaution
    The Ingredients of Precaution
    Progress on Precaution

    Chapter 8: Environmental Justice and the Right to a Healthy Environment
    Perspectives on Environmental Justice
    Constitutional and Legal Rights to a Healthy Environment
    Scientific Information on Environmental Health Injustice in the US
    Environmental Justice Issues
    Community-Based Research
    Environmental Justice Strategies
    The US Environmental Justice and Environmental Health Movements

    Chapter 9: Changing Economics, the Markets and Business
    The Cost of Environmental Illness
    Market Campaigns: Overview
    Market Campaigns: PVC Products and Packaging
    Market Campaigns: Electronics
    Market Campaigns: The Health Sector
    Green Chemistry and Safer Materials
    Socially Responsible Investing
    Partnerships with Business

    Conclusion and Next Steps: Strategies for Social Change
    Strategies for Social Change
    Creating Inspiring Visions
    Minding the Gap between our Collective Aspirations and Reality
    Seeing the Forest and the Trees
    Identifying Leverage Points for Environmental Health
    Organizing More, Collective Action
    Telling Environmental Health Stories
    Self-Care
    Final Reflections

    A Chronology of Key Events in US Environmental Health

    Selected Resources on Environmental Health